Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

b. 1969 (age 57) San Francisco, California, USA
Actress Writer

​Aunjanue L. Ellis is an American producer, stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in "Ray", "Undercover Brother", and on the television series "The Mentalist". She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University, and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

Known For

Men of Honor
🎞️
★ 7.2
Men of Honor
2000
Undercover Brother
🎞️
★ 5.9
Undercover Brother
2002
Ray
🎞️
★ 7.7
Ray
2004
King Richard
🎞️
★ 7.5
King Richard
2021

Filmography

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'Tis So Sweet
2026 Actress
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Lucky Strike
2026 Actress
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★ 1.8
Critics Choice 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television
2025 Self
The Deliverance
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★ 5.1
The Deliverance
2024 Actress
Nickel Boys
🎞️
★ 6.9
Nickel Boys
2024 Actress
Exhibiting Forgiveness
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★ 7.0
Exhibiting Forgiveness
2024 Actress
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
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★ 6.5
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024 Actress
Justified: City Primeval
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★ 7.3
Justified: City Primeval
2023 Actress
Origin
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★ 7.2
Origin
2023 Actress
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HBCU Honors
2023 Actress
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★ 7.6
Fannie
2022 Actress
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The 33th Annual Producers Guild Awards
2022 Self
King Richard
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★ 7.5
King Richard
2021 Actress
61st Street
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★ 7.2
61st Street
2021 Actress
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★ 6.8
Lovecraft County: Compendium of Horrors
2021 Self
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★ 8.2
Love & Respect with Killer Mike
2021 Self
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🎞️
★ 8.0
Lovecraft County: Orithyia Blue and the Imagination of Diana Freeman
2021 Self
Lovecraft Country
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★ 7.1
Lovecraft Country
2020 Actress
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
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★ 7.4
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
2020 Actress
Release
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★ 6.9
Release
2020 Actress
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Being Black in Canada
2020 Self
Miss Virginia
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★ 7.2
Miss Virginia
2019 Actress
Pimp
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★ 6.4
Pimp
2018 Actress
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🎞️
★ 6.9
Chiefs
2018 Actress
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
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★ 6.5
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
2017 Actress
The Birth of a Nation
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★ 6.6
The Birth of a Nation
2016 Actress
Quantico
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★ 6.7
Quantico
2015 Actress
The Book of Negroes
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★ 7.8
The Book of Negroes
2015 Actress
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Being Fabulous Rocks! T.V. Show
2015 Self
Of Mind and Music
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★ 7.0
Of Mind and Music
2014 Actress
The Volunteer
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★ 6.8
The Volunteer
2013 Actress
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
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★ 6.6
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
2012 Actress
The Resident
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★ 5.3
The Resident
2011 Actress
Game of Death
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★ 4.7
Game of Death
2011 Actress
Money Matters
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★ 5.3
Money Matters
2011 Actress
Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta
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★ 5.8
Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta
2010 Self
The Tested
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★ 7.2
The Tested
2010 Actress
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
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★ 7.4
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 Actress
The Hungry Ghosts
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★ 5.4
The Hungry Ghosts
2009 Actress
The Mentalist
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★ 8.2
The Mentalist
2008 Actress
Racing for Time
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★ 6.1
Racing for Time
2008 Actress
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★ 7.1
The Prince of Motor City
2008 Actress
Cover
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★ 5.4
Cover
2007 Actress
Freedomland
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★ 5.2
Freedomland
2006 Actress
Justice
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★ 7.8
Justice
2006 Actress
E-Ring
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★ 7.0
E-Ring
2005 Actress
Perception
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★ 4.8
Perception
2005 Actress
Ray
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★ 7.7
Ray
2004 Actress
Undercover Brother
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★ 5.9
Undercover Brother
2002 Actress
MDs
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★ 7.7
MDs
2002 Actress
I Am Ali
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★ 6.1
I Am Ali
2002 Actress
Lovely & Amazing
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★ 6.7
Lovely & Amazing
2001 Actress
The Caveman's Valentine
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★ 5.8
The Caveman's Valentine
2001 Actress
Men of Honor
🎞️
★ 7.2
Men of Honor
2000 Actress
The Opponent
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★ 5.5
The Opponent
2000 Actress
I'll Wave Back
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★ 6.0
I'll Wave Back
2000 Actress
Side Streets
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★ 5.5
Side Streets
1998 Actress
Girls Town
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★ 6.5
Girls Town
1996 Actress
High Incident
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★ 7.7
High Incident
1996 Actress
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Southern Bastards
Actress
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Untitled Sister Rosetta Tharpe Project
Writer
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The Body is Water
Actress
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Liz Here Now
Actress
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